“In various letters and diary notes the artist has explained how the preoccupation with ethnological problems, with the symbolism of colors, and certain literary concepts participated in the genesis of this canvas: ‘I painted the nude of a girl. In...

"Action behind the sheet, in the presence of the ubiquitous lion. Dali said the painting referred to his and Gala's repudiation by his father. There are allusions to Gala's operation, which Dali feared might be fatal." (Caption); "During his stay,...

"Gala-Leda rendered 'in accordance with the modern "nothing touches" theory of intra-atomic physica' (Dali)." (Caption); Dali himself was only too happy to admit his debt to Gala. In the early 1930s he had begun to sign his paintings 'Gala-Salvador...

"In his own art […] Stieglitz had moved quite sharply away from the pictorialism of his early work toward ever-more 'straight' photography - that is, toward photographs that look like photographs, free of lens or darkroom manipulations designed to...

"In the center Achilles, still in a girl's clothes, is shown advancing to his left about to rush in the direction from which the sound of the trumpet comes. He is represented as a beautiful youth with red hair, his face bearing a feminine look. He...

"Look closely at the image […]. It appears to be an icon of postwar experimental art - an early 1950s abstraction by the American painter Jackson Pollock. However, read the caption and it is revealed to be a pastiche by Art & Language, a group of...

"One of Dali's greatest paintings from the mid-1920s, not exhibited since 1927. The influence of Picasso is manifest. It develops the theme of Saint Sebastian that so fascinated Lorca [Federico García Lorca] and Dali." (Caption); "The greatest...

"The painting belonged to Edward James. Surely one of Dali's finest double images." (Caption); "Dali said that The Great Paranoiac had been conceived after a discussion with Josep María Sert about Arcimboldo, and that the protagonist's face is...

"The Three Sisters," Siamese triplet sycamore trees, at Cherokee Park in Louisville, Kentucky. Two of the three large trees are close together in front, connected by metal rods, and the third tree is slightly visible close behind. The bark of the...

"This effigy of the august man of letters was inspired by portraits of Greek philosophers from the fourth and third centuries B.C., but it remains true to the art of the Antonine portrait in its attempts to convey sensitivity and individuality. The...

"This mosaic decorated the bottom of a shallow pool […]. The hole at its center belonged to a water jet. […] Its border consists of a band of twisted ribbon between plain bands. The emblema shows one of the popular episodes related to the Trojan...

A boy dressed up with a tie walks on crutches outside a log cabin, while an old man and old woman look on from the doorway. The boy is probably Lora Thacker of Raccoon Hollow [Harlan County], Kentucky, who had been unable to stand upright until he...

A boy wearing a tie and pants with holes in the knees walks on crutches outside a log cabin, while an old man and old woman look on from the doorway. The boy is probably Lora Thacker of Raccoon Hollow [Harlan County], Kentucky, who had been unable...

A cameraman films an orchestra (perhaps the University orchestra) assembled under a tree outside the Administration Building (Grawemeyer Hall). They probably performed music for the "Today" television show, with host Dave Garroway, which was...

A classroom at the St. Vincent Orphanage located at 2120 Payne St. in Louisville, Ky. A Nun points to an image in oversized religious education book. One girl stands next to book, and three girls sitting in desks look on. Started in 1832 by Mother...

A copy photograph of the Kosair Hotel located at 224 E. Broadway in Louisville, Ky. The multistory hotel has Egyptian revival architectural elements, including carvings of the Sphinx, ornate columns, and a winged suns. Triple doors on both ends of...

A flock of sheep graze in a flat field. Several have raised their heads to look toward the photographer. A fallen tree lies on the right and a few trees can be seen in the background. Title supplied by cataloger.